Download pdf - Psalm 25: 1-10 - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church · Psalm 25: 1-10 This is a Psalm of longing, desiring, of pleading for more of God and less of us. God we don’t want some of you but

Psalm25:1-10

ThisisaPsalmoflonging,desiring,ofpleadingformoreofGodandlessofus.Godwedon’twantsomeofyoubutallofyou.Wedon’twantatastebutthewholemeal.Wewantyourlifetobeourlife…please

leadandteachusinyourwaysohGod.

1. HereweseethatthesoulthathasbeensetfreebyJesuslongstoflytoitsCreatororasCharles

Spurgeonwrote,“Trueprayermaybedescribedasthesoulrisingfromearthtohavefellowshipwithheaven;itistakingajourneyuponJacob’sladder,leavingthecaresandfearsatthefoot,andmeetingwithacovenantGodatthetop.”.

2. Howisfaithlikeananchorforoursouls?WhatstormsinyourlifehasGodfaithfullyseenyouthrough?

“Faithisthecablewhichbindsourboattotheshore,andbypullingatitwedrawourselvestoland;faithunitesustoGodandthendrawsusneartohim.” CharlesSpurgeon

3. GodwillalwaysdealwithusaccordingtoHiscovenantloveforus.WewillneverfindGodtobemistreating,ignoring,untrueorunkindtous.Becauseofthattruthhowdoesthatempowertherequestandtheprayerinverse5?

4. TherearecertaintypesofpeoplethatareusedbyGodingreateramountsinthisworldandbelowistheacronymofthiskindofpersonJ

FATAreyouthiskindofpersoninthehandsofGod?Whydoyouanswerthatway?

5. WhatistheworstsinthatGodhasforgiveninyourlife?Isn’titamazingtothinkthatthesameGodwhohasforgiven,empowered,protected,andstrengthenedyouinthepastisthesameGodthatwillbethereforyoueverstepofthewaythroughoutyourwholelife.Faithisbelievingandtrustingthisevenwhenoureyescan’tseeGodatwork.

6. WhatisacorecharactertraitofonewholovesandfollowstheteachingsofGodbasedonverse9?Inyourlifewhatdoesitmeantoleadahumblelife?Inwhatwaysdoyouseeprideflaringup?

DiggingDeeperQuestions:1. Godpromisestoguidethosewhoadmittheirsin,humblethemselves,obeyHisteachinginHisword,

andliveinaweandpraiseofHim…WhatqualityneededforfindingGod’sguidancedoyoufeelyouneedtoworkonthisweek?

2. WhataboutGod’scharactergivesyouthemosthopeasyoufacetoughtimesahead?

3. Foryouwhatdoesitlookliketohavealife“rootedinGod’sword&promises?”

4. ForonemonthbringyourbibleandanotebooktoworshipandcapturewhatGodspeakstoyouduringthesermonandthetimeinworship.Attheendofthemonthseeiftherewasanydifferencetotheamountyouhavegrownintheword.